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Worksafe Finds Injury Rates at Tesla 31% Higher Than Industry Average

Submitted by coshnet on Thu, 05/25/2017 - 14:35

When workers at Tesla became concerned about dangers at the company’s vehicle plant in Fremont, California, they turned to WorkSafe, a National COSH affiliate in Oakland, to help them analyze the company's injury and illness log. A new report released by WorkSafe found that injury rates at Tesla were 31 percent higher than the average for the U.S. auto industry. The study has been widely reported on CBS News, in the Los Angeles Times, the Financial Times, the Guardian and other news outlets. You can read Worksafe's full report here.